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Monday, September 8, 2014

1930's dress for dolly Kit

I just finished up this sweet little dress and it is just adorable! I have admired this pattern for a couple of years and am so happy to finally make it. Here's the skinny:

Vogue 7565

Dress A, Collar B

Hem lengthened by 1", and only hemmed up 1/2"

Notes to self: DO NOT set in the sleeves like the pattern tells you to! I didn't even attempt it as I could see the nightmare in it. That arm hole is so tiny! However, I had already stitched/serged the side seams, so I still had a bear of a time picking out enough stitches to make room to put the sleeves in. Ugh.It took me 3 looong sewing sessions to finish this up. I enjoyed it, but it was a time consuming pattern.....especially with all the stitch pickin'. I probably have 12-15 hours into this dress. Maybe next time it will go faster.Remember to use thread the color of your piping--not the color of the collar.Next time, lower the front Band by 1/2" or so to balance the added length. Come to think of it....I might just lower this one now.

The buttons came from a bin I received from an old family friend who had moved to a nursing home. I don't know if they are vintage or not, but so many of the buttons look very old. This lady was a wonderful seamstress and you can see the decades in that bin! There were lots of these silver/navy ones.

My mom bought Kit for me 6 or 7 years ago and I just think she's the sweetest looking doll! I love the 1930's and want to make several more outfits for her. I already have the feedsack prints waiting!

1 comment:

honilee
said...

I found this blog post via your post about it on AGPT. :)

You did such a wonderful job with this dress! I love the print you chose and the pleating in the front is perfect. I think the buttons you picked complement the dress perfectly; thanks for sharing about their origins--it must be great to go through your stash and think of your friend.